Tenstorrent

AI technology

PhysicalDesignFlowEngineer

$100–500k Austin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States; Fort Collins, Colorado, United States Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Physical Design Flow Engineer at Tenstorrent. Skills: Physical Design, EDA tools, Scripting, PPA optimization. Lead cross-functional efforts. Solve complex physical design challenges”

What You'll Achieve.

Improving Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) in taped-out designs for its next gen products; Improve PPA, runtime, automation, and overall engineering productivity

Industry & Context.

AI technology
Problems you'll solve

Solve complex physical design challenges

Eligibility Requirements

Requires access to technology that requires a U. S. export license for persons from U. S. EAR Country Groups D: 1, E1, or E2, Offer contingent upon eligibility to access U. S. export-controlled technology, Compliance with U. S. export laws (EAR), Offer may be contingent upon citizenship/permanent residency status or ability to obtain prior license approval from U. S. Commerce Department

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years in Physical Design and CAD methodology development, Track record of building implementation flows for high-performance, low-power designs on advanced nodes, Delivering measurable PPA improvements in silicon, Hands-on with industry-standard EDA tools such as Fusion Compiler, Proficient in hierarchical design flows, Proficient in physical design verification, Scripting in Tcl, Python, or Perl

Nice to Have

Experience with AI-based approaches to design optimization

What You'll Do.

Lead cross-functional efforts

Solve complex physical design challenges

Develop RTL-to-GDS methodologies

Optimize custom CAD solutions

Partner with physical verification teams

Partner with RC extraction teams

Partner with timing teams

Partner with DFT teams

Drive ML-based approaches

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Lead and contribute to cross-functional efforts; Partner closely with physical verification, RC extraction, timing, and DFT teams

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